To a certain extent I want to be as helpful as I can to the
members of the congregation of West Avenue Church of Christ.
Originally this was going to be a circular letter that was going to
be mailed. Since electronic means have become available the letter
will be dispensed with and this post is essentially directed to
them.

Members of the congregation wishing to vote in the primary
election that was moved from March 17th to April 28th need to take
specific steps. Except in extreme circumstances this is a
vote-by-mail only election. Members who have not
already cast a ballot and who are eligible to vote should go to
the
board of elections voter registration lookup, search their
name, then click "Print Absentee Request". The website will fill in
most of the blanks for you and you need to only fill in a few
yourself on the resulting form. When done follow the directions to
print your completed request then sign and mail it to the board of
elections. Their facility is closed to the public
until April 6th so nobody can drop off a request for you nor can
they pick up a ballot for you. There is an extremely
narrow set of exceptions for voting in-person on April 28th but
most members of the congregation do not meet any of those
exceptions. If you are unable to print a form please let me know
and I will help you take care of the matter.

Federal, state, and municipal income taxes are not due until
July 15th now.